Chalek Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Chalek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
India151:51,137,692512,385
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Chalek (192) may also be a first name.

Chalek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chalek Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chalek (Bengali: ছালেক, Marathi: चाळेक, Oriya: ଚାେଲକ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,159,732nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Chalek are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 655,603rd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 192 people.

The surname Chalek is most common in The United States, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States Chalek is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and New Jersey, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Chalek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chalek last name are 12.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.71% being registered with the party.

Chalek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning $51,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chailek92519/
Chaelek9244/
Chatlek9228/
Chhalek9211/
Chaleke925/
Chalekh924/
Chaulek923/
Chaleek922/
Halek913,529/
Calek91241/
Chalecke861/
Challekh861/
Chaileak861/
Chalegke861/
Challeck860/
Khalek8335,619/
Chalik831,461/
Chalyk83872/
Haleke83434/
Haleck83316/
Hallek83280/
Cholek83158/
Chelek83112/
Cialek8374/
Chalex8333/
Hatlek8333/
Hajlek8327/
Chałek8317/
Halekh8315/
Zhalek839/
Chaleg837/
Haleek832/
Czalek832/
Haliek832/
Chalec831/
Haulek831/
Haleik831/
Haalek831/
Caleck831/
Haletk831/
Chalykh772,199/
Halleck771,095/
Chaleix77285/
Khaleek77179/
Khaleke77126/
Chalike77118/
Khaleck77105/
Khalekh77103/
Choolek7762/
Challeg7748/
Challik7737/
Choilek7737/
Chalick7727/
Hayleck7720/
Chuilek7718/
Chollek7715/
Choleke7713/
Chaylik7711/
Tchalik7711/
Halleak7710/
Chaulik779/
Chhalik778/
Khallek777/
Chalikh776/
Cheilek774/
Hatleyk774/
Chaleac773/
Khaleak772/
Chahlyk772/
Callejk771/
Choleck771/
Chatlik771/
Hauslek771/
Haleekk771/
Haileke771/
Hahleck771/
Cheleck771/
Chelekh771/
Chailik771/
Cheylek771/
Choulek771/
Chaslyk771/
Chaylyk771/
Choylek771/
Khaleik771/
Hatleck770/
Halik7310,750/
Calik731,519/
Holek731,296/
Halyk731,202/
Halík73373/
Hálek73302/
Halec73262/
Zalek73164/
Halex7365/
Colek7332/
Calík7317/
Haleq7315/
Calyk7313/
Całek737/
Caleg736/
Calec732/
Haleg732/
Calýk732/
Čalek731/
Halék731/
Chalkova711,741/
Tcholeke7145/
Caleková7124/
Haslekås7124/
Hallecks7112/
Khaalekh7111/
Chaslick714/
Tchalike712/
Chaleque712/
Khalekhe711/
Tchoulek711/
Chellekh711/
Tchalykh711/
Haleck's711/
Calekova711/
Chouleke711/
Chalegue711/
Challick710/
Khalik6727,361/
Cholik676,360/
Khaleq674,845/
Halaik673,833/
Ciolek671,367/
Hallik67684/
Chelik67494/
Khalyk67460/
Callec67395/
Chalikova67366/
Chalic67362/
Haulik67315/
Chelyk67283/
Halick67228/
Hollek67216/
Hallex67211/
Kholek67183/
Cahlík67163/
Heilek67141/
Haulík67109/
Chaliq6791/
Choleq6773/
Ciałek6770/
Halike6765/
Heylek6764/
Cholyk6750/
Chełek6749/
Czolek6747/
Jailek6745/
Halleg6741/
Zaleck6739/
Holeek6739/
Cialec6739/
Calick6735/
Haluik6731/
Holeck6730/
Hajlik6729/
Chalykova6728/
Chelík6727/
Halegh6725/
Zallek6723/
Khaleg6715/
Zhalik6714/
Hailyk6711/
Tchouleke679/
Chalyx677/
Holeik676/
Collek676/
Haleeq676/
Cheleg675/
Halikh674/
Holekh674/
Holeke674/
Zsalek674/
Hallík674/
Calleg673/
Hailik672/
Cealik672/
Haylik672/
Chalix672/
Cáhlík672/
Houlek672/
Zhalyk672/
Halykh672/
Chalyg672/
Caulik671/
Hatleg671/
Haulex671/
Hohlek671/
Coliek671/
Hallec671/
Zahlek671/
Zaliek671/
Tsalek671/
Haleig671/
Hajlík671/
Chołek671/
Cialik671/
Csolek671/
Czałek671/
Chailikhe671/
Zaleek671/
Hoslek671/

Chalek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chalek in the Oriya language
ଚାେଲକcaelaka-
Chalek in the Bengali language
ছালেকchaleka88.89
ছালেখchalekha5.56
চালেকcaleka5.56
Chalek in the Marathi language
चाळेकcaleka57.14
चाळकcalaka28.57
चालेकcaleka14.29

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Chalek Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chalek
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